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And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

קהל qâhāl — “congregation.”

מחלת māchălat — Machalath, “sickne , or a harp.”

לוּז lû…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he was afraid, and said. It seems surprising that Jacob should fear when God spoke so graciously to him; or that he should call that p…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he was afraid Not with a servile but filial fear; not with a fear of the wrath and displeasure of God, but with a fea…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God manifested himself and his favor to Jacob when he was asleep. The Spirit, like the wind, blows when and where it pleases, and God's grace, like…

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